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Obituary furnished by contributor Mary Allen #47142216:
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Obit - J.B. Clark,74 of Washington township dies..
Joseph B. Clark, age 74 years,well known farmer of Washington township, Died Tuesday evening at 7:15 o'clock at his home five miles east of Valparaiso, following a three month illness.

He was born in Jonesboro,Ind. Sept 6.1861, a son of James C. Clark, a native of Pennsylvania and Martha Douglas, a native of Indiana.

He came to Porter County twenty eight years ago.
On Nov.3,1886 he was united in marriage to Floe Lewis, who survives together with three sons, Harry, Harvey and James and two daughters, Mrs. May Bull, and Mrs. Edith Schau, all of Valparaiso.

One daughter, Mrs. Pearl Phillips, proceded him in death.
Also surviving are one brother, Hugh Clark, of Fowler, Ind., two sisters, Mrs. Ada Whitson, of North Dakota, and Mrs. Nettie Huggins, of Marion,Ind., two nephews, three nieces and fourteen grandchildren.

A brother,Cullen, also preceeded him in death.
He was a member of the Baptist Church. Short memorial services will be held at the home in Washington township friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and at 2 o'clock at the First Baptist church in this city. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery.

Friends may call at the home in Washington Township this evening from 7 o'clock up until time of the services. (from Ancestry.com)

Joseph Floe Ellen Lewis 3 Nov 1886Albany, Indiana. Floe 1866; 1943; Graceland Memorial Park Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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THE SEVENTH GENERATION: James Clark (1794-1878)

James Clark, the second oldest child of John T. Clark and Cynthia Campbell, was born in Bradford County in 1794. He married Sarah Simmons in 1818 and together they had at least nine children born between the years 1818 and 1835. All of their children were born in Burlington, Pennsylvania.

Sometime in late 1837, the family moved westward ultimately arriving in Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana in February of 1838. In a history of Fairmount it is written: “The Clark family came in two wagons, one drawn by horses and the other by an ox team.” What motivated James Clark to move his family 600 miles from Burlington, Pennsylvania to Grant County, Indiana can only be assumed. Perhaps it was to seek a better life for himself and his children; perhaps it was just in his genes to migrate. James’ 4th great grandfather, Joseph, had journeyed from England to America in 1637, his 2nd great grandfather, Theophilus, had moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut in 1733, His grandfather, Benjamin, had relocated his family from Connecticut to Pennsylvania in 1770, and now he, James Clark, had crossed 600 miles of wilderness to start over again in Indiana. The Clark family continued to display an incredible pioneer spirit.
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James Martha A. Douglas. Martha 1840; 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Moved: 1837, Ohio; 1837 - Moved to Ohio, as per daughter Gabrielle Havens

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* His brother Cephas, age 62, appears with hin in 1860 census
for Grant county, IN
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* From Baker Family Tree
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THE SEVENTH GENERATION: James Clark (1794-1878)

James Clark, the second oldest child of John T. Clark and Cynthia Campbell, was born in Bradford County in 1794. He married Sarah Simmons in 1818 and together they had at least nine children born between the years 1818 and 1835. All of their children were born in Burlington, Pennsylvania.

Sometime in late 1837, the family moved westward ultimately arriving in Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana in February of 1838. In a history of Fairmount it is written: “The Clark family came in two wagons, one drawn by horses and the other by an ox team.” What motivated James Clark to move his family 600 miles from Burlington, Pennsylvania to Grant County, Indiana can only be assumed. Perhaps it was to seek a better life for himself and his children; perhaps it was just in his genes to migrate. James’ 4th great grandfather, Joseph, had journeyed from England to America in 1637, his 2nd great grandfather, Theophilus, had moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut in 1733, His grandfather, Benjamin, had relocated his family from Connecticut to Pennsylvania in 1770, and now he, James Clark, had crossed 600 miles of wilderness to start over again in Indiana. The Clark family continued to display an incredible pioneer spirit.
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Family moved to Fairmount, Grant County Indiana 3 Feb 1838 (Gabrille's 8th year)

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The father of Simon Clark, James Clark, died on May 14, 1878, at a fine old age. His wife was Sarah Simons, who died some fourteen years after her husband, when she was ninety-three years of age. They were stanch old Methodist people and reared a large family, among which Simon B., father of Mrs. Wimpy, was the youngest

James Sarah Simons 1818Burlington, PA. Sarah (daughter of Adrial Simons and Sarah Bingham) 16 Mar 1796 Burlington, Bradford County, PA; 27 Oct 1885Grant County, Indiana; 30 Oct 1885Riverside Cemetery, GrantCounty Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]